Cops hunt car eyed in possible child abduction attempt

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Police in Plymouth are on the lookout for a white "Nissan-style" vehicle with Rhode Island plates they say may have been used in the attempted abduction of two children Sunday night.

Chief Michael Botieri said the suspect car sustained "extensive front-end damage" after colliding with another vehicle while fleeing a police stop.

Botieri said the kids, ages 5 and 6, were able to frighten two males in the car off by running and telling their parents when they were approached on Old Mill Road around 5:45 p.m. Sunday.

"Statements made, as well as the actions of the suspects occupying the vehicle, inferred that they were attempting to get the children to enter the vehicle," Botieri said in a statement. "The vehicle fled the area as the children ran and notified their parents."

The chief said two motorcycle cops on Cherry Street tried to intercept the car. It was later located parked on a sidewalk on Standish Avenue, but when an officer attempted to remove the driver, the car took off again. In the process of fleeing, it struck another vehicle in traffic. That driver was not injured, Botieri said.

Police ask that anyone with information concerning this incident notify them at 508-746-1212.